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English March 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; lightly caustic or biting(like a strong acid) |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority; not having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| sangford | composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially human character or behavior) |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into ones's trust; to take improperly for one'd own use |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share feeling of distress |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| adventitous | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental;, not essential |
| acculturation | the modification of social patterns , trait, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred. |